The Planning Academy provides quality courses to planners, allied professionals and para-professionals in State and local government in Queensland and to other groups who have a need to understand the planning system as a whole, or particular aspects of it.

Our training courses support the achievement of individual career development goals as well as the training goals of business units and organisations as a whole. We can assist your organisation to up-skill quickly in a changing legislative and economic environment.

This AWARD WINNING accredited planning course is designed for staff working within local government and the private sector to equip them with the planning skills and knowledge to prepare and assess development applications under the relevant state planning legislation.

The course is run over six days within a six month period and is delivered through face-to-face training days.

The course covers the following topics:

Introduction to planning;

Sustainability and planning regulation;

Legislative framework for development assessment;

Process of a lodged application;

Stakeholders in the development assessment process;

Communication skills in planning; and

Professional ethics in planning.

This course is delivered through the Local Government Association of Queensland as the registered training organisation. Minimum entry requirements apply.

Planning reform is currently being undertaken in Queensland. All of our programs are kept up to date to reflect changes to legislation.

This one day face-to-face training is designed for anyone involved in preparing or assessing development applications in Queensland. The program takes a risk management perspective and covers the following topics:

Context of Queensland planning legislation;

Overview of Queensland planning legislation;

Integrated Development Assessment System (IDAS); and

Dispute resolution.

The majority of the program deals with IDAS, with other sessions included to give context to the system. Program content can be expanded to include greater detail on individual topics and/or to address additional topics nominated by the client.

Planning reform is currently being undertaken in Queensland. All of our programs are kept up to date to reflect changes to legislation.

This two day face-to-face program is designed for anyone involved in preparing or assessing development applications. It may be especially suited to young planners and allied professionals, in State and local government agencies and the private sector. Content covers the skills necessary to implement planning regulation including:

Navigating a planning scheme;

Analysing a site;

Providing written and verbal advice;

Undertaking impact assessment;

Reviewing community submissions;

Using maps and reading plans;

Coordinating input from other professionals;

Report writing; and

Drafting conditions.

Program content can be expanded to include greater detail on individual topics and/or to address additional topics nominated by the client.

This AWARD WINNING training program is designed for local government elected Councillors. It is a one day face-to-face program introducing planning in the context of local government decision making. The following topics are covered:

One day face-to-face program explaining how planners think and the role of planning regulations in facilitating development.

This course explains “planning thinking” – how town planning regulations work and why, and aims to mitigate risks for business advisers and development practitioners engaged in investment activities and client interaction. The course covers the following topics:

“Planning thinking” and the role of planning regulations in facilitating development;

Overview of the planning process;

Typical dilemmas and conflicts resulting from different stakeholder perspectives; and